Marielle Franco, a black Brazilian councilwoman who fought for the rights of blacks, women and the poor, was…

On Sunday, Brazilians elected a racist, fascist, homophobe as their 39th president. Jair Bolsonaro captured 55…

Last week, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s white, hard-right presidential candidate, received an unexpected American…

Like most people who use Instagram, I peruse the platform to seek out black beauty—men and woman. I live in Brazil,…

They walked 2.5 miles to the site of her assassination, all the while dancing, chanting and crying. On that hot and…

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The United States isn’t the only country with a bad case of “blackface.”

Sheryland Neal wanted to be a Deusa do Ébano—an “Ebony Goddess,” in Portuguese.

Thaisa Moreira Xavier met her husband in a Facebook group.

Just four years ago, Monica Almeida, 34, an Afro-Brazilian woman living in Rio de Janeiro, didn’t identify as a…

Candomblé priestess Carmen Flores was leaving her house three months ago when seven armed men confronted her.

A few weeks ago, Dove captured the prize for the dumbest marketing campaign, and this week, a Brazilian brand of…

There’s another social justice march this weekend, and black women are refusing to be left behind. The March for…

Say her name: Recy Taylor. In 1944, 24-year-old Recy Taylor and two friends were walking back from a late-night…

When Haiti unveiled Le Negré Marron statue in 1967, it became a symbol for freedom of black people across the world.…